# RHSA-2024:1692: less security update

RHSA-2024:1692, released April 8, 2024, fixes 1 CVE in less (version 0:590-3.el9_3). None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-1692
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Apr 8, 2024
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2022-48624, high severity)
- CVEs: 1, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1692

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [less](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/less.md) | RHEL 9 | 0:590-3.el9_3 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2022-48624](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2022-48624.md) | High | less: close_altfile in filename.c in less before 606 omits shell_quote calls for LESSCLOSE. | 8.6 | 0.0106 |  |

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